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Drawn by Falcon Hildred
Maenofferen quarry - looking to exit tunnel from beneath winding house, 1999
Pencil, ink and watercolour on paper, 16 x 21 cm
At Maenofferen, slate was worked in underground chambers and raised to the surface by an electrically-powered incline. This detail shows the office for the 'unhooker', who attached and detached wagons from the ropes at the head of the incline. To the right the tramway disappears into a short tunnel which led to the slate mill, where blocks were sawn to size and split into slates.
Ref. FHA 01_179
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